𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘 | l.messi

bonus chapter - 5

20th January

📍Barcelona , Spain 🇪🇸

EMILY STOOD INFRONT of Pablo who kept avoiding her eyes. "what's wrong with you?" she asked once she was sure they were out of everyone's earshots.

"nothing" he said lowly and Emily gave him a look. "it's not nothing , Gavi" she said , attempting to make him give her an acceptable answer.

"it is. you clearly like Zeke like that so..." he shrugged and Emily looked at him in amusement. "what?" she asked and he met her eyes.

"it's true. you kept giving him those eyes. I saw it" Pablo said , looking away once again and Emily laughed out loud , covering her mouth.

she was amused at the fact that he said she was giving Zeke those eyes when she didn't even hold a conversation long enough to look at him.

"now you're laughing..." Pablo scoffed and Emily regained her breath. "sorry you're just...very funny" she said and looked at him with a smile on her face.

Pablo still looked mad and he was even madder at the fact that she laughed. "I wasn't giving him any eyes Pablo." she started. "and even if i was...what's wrong about that?" she asked.

Pablo snapped his eyes to hers and glared at her. "you can't date him. you can't date anyone" he said and crossed his arms.

"not even you?" she asked , her voice coming out soft and his eyes softened. "nope , not even me" he said , avoiding her eyes once again.

it was silent for a little while , just the music and the talking of the people on the other side of the yard.

Emily was staring at the sky that was a purple and orange colour. Pablo glanced at her , seeing she was twirling her gold lockets in between her fingers and sighed.

"I'm sorry , Emily" he said and she turned her head to him. "i'm sorry for trying to control you , i don't have the rught..." he trailed off.

"but i also don't want to see you with him" he admitted and she turned her whole body to him. "what do you mean, Gavi? you avoided and ignored me ever since that night and i didn't even get a proper explanation why" she said.

"then i see you for the first time since then and you get mad over me and Zeke. Zeke who was encouraging me to talk to you. Zeke who is— in fact — gay" she sajd.

Pablo's face fell. "what? what do you mean?" he asked , his eyebrows shaped into a frown. "before you came storming towards us , he told me to come talk to you because he knew i liked you" she explained.

"and how could you not know he was gay?" she asked and he shrugged. "he didn't tell anyone" Pablo said defensively. 

"you didn't notice how he kept giving all the men at this party the lovey dovey eyes?" she asked because she saw the way he was glancing at some of Leo's teammates and it's not a look you give to your idol.

"i'm not as observant as you" Pablo said with a look and Emily shrugged. "yeah , well i need you to give Zeke an apology before tonight ends" she said and he scowled but nodded his head.

"i'm sorry for making you uncomfortable" she said and he looked at her in confusion. "that kiss..." she trailed off and he rolled his eyes , a small smile playing on his lips.

"no , if anyone should be sorry , it's me" he said. "i avoided you because i thought that you'd be freaked out after. i avoided you because i didn't want it to be awkward between us. I avoided you because i didn't want it to ruin our friendship. I avoided you because i realised that i have feelings for you" Pablo ranted , out of breath at the end.